Here's how you can find & use the Prime Shotgun in Fortnite
Find out what the Fortnite Prime Shotgun is all about — where to find it, how to use it, and detailed stats so you'll know whether it's any good!
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The Prime Shotgun is a brand-new tool for your arsenal. Fortnite players will want to keep this weapon fully loaded whenever possible, as the first shot in the clip deals boosted damage.
Find out what the Fortnite Prime Shotgun is all about as we overview where to find it, how to use it, and the stats of this new weapon.
Where can you find a Prime Shotgun?
The Prime Shotgun is available via pretty much every loot source imaginable. You can find the weapon from floor loot, Chests, Supply Drops, Reality Saplings, fishing, and sharks.
The Prime Shotgun exists in all rarities: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary, and Mythic. However, the Mythic version of the Prime Shotgun is exclusive to Creative for now.
Prime Shotgun stats
The Prime Shotgun is a powerful semi-automatic shotgun built for close-range engagements. Damage is the only stat on the Prime Shotgun that increases with the weapon's rarity. Regardless of rarity, the Prime Shotgun has a magazine size of four, a fire rate of 1.05, and a reload time of 4.5 seconds.
The Prime Shotgun sports the following damage stats based on its rarity:
- Common
- DPS: 79
- Headshot Damage: 125
- Bodyshot Damage: 76
- Uncommon
- DPS: 83
- Headshot Damage: 131
- Bodyshot Damage: 79
- Rare
- DPS: 88
- Headshot Damage: 138
- Bodyshot Damage: 84
- Epic
- DPS: 93
- Headshot Damage: 146
- Bodyshot Damage: 88
- Legendary
- DPS: 96
- Headshot Damage: 151
- Bodyshot Damage: 92
- Mythic
- DPS: 101
- Headshot Damage: 159
- Bodyshot Damage: 96
How to use the Prime Shotgun
The Prime Shotgun's call to fame is that the first shot in its clip deals enhanced damage. In fact, the first shot out of the clip does a whopping 50% more damage than each of the remaining three shots is capable of.
The light display on the side of the Prime Shotgun is designed to help you track how many shots remain in the weapon. If you see a red light, that means you have an extra-strong shot locked and loaded.
If the opportunity presents itself, Prime Shotgun users should reload the gun right after firing the first shot. This strategy will load another bonus strength shell into the magazine. No time to reload? Consecutive shots from the Prime Shotgun are still deadly — they just don't have that added oomph.
Like the Fortnite Charge SMG, the Prime Shotgun is great for initiating a fight. A single blast from a fully loaded Prime Shotgun will nearly eliminate an opponent on its own. With your opponent crippled, you can finish them off with something like the Combat SMG or Stinger SMG.
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